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Minister's proposal to avert tariffs 'ill-advised': SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has rubbished minister for trade and tourism Don Farrell's suggestion to invest super member's savings in US meat-processing facilities to avert lamb tariffs. The comments follow One Nation's proposal offering Australians ...

Super sector an important source of resilience: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has released its latest Financial Stability Review, saying Australia has a "good degree of resilience". The RBA said private market activity in Australia has supported favourable business credit conditions over recent ...

Swyftx partners to simplify digital assets investment for SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
Swyftx is partnering with a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administrator for Australians who choose to invest in digital assets to establish, administer and manage SMSFs. The partnership brings together Swyftx's digital asset platform and dedicated ...

Developer jailed after $2.2m investment scam

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... for specific purposes. The projects attracted 190 investors, including people who used their self-managed superannuation fund savings to invest. ASIC chair Sarah Court said investors had entrusted Chester with millions of dollars for property development ...

APRA moves to cut regulatory burden

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is seeking to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden while maintaining prudential standards designed to support productivity and long-term financial stability. The regulator has outlined its approach ...

Third of Aussies think retirement will be funded by inheritance: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Although Australia continues to climb in ranks as a desired retirement destination, now ranking sixth globally in the latest Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM) Global Retirement Index (GRI) - Australians remain "uncertain" about their financial ...

AI overtakes superfunds for investor education

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) has overtaken superannuation funds as a source of investment information among younger, highly knowledgeable Australian investors, according to new research from Global X. The inaugural GXIQ Investor Scorecard 2026, base ...

ASX to launch overnight repo funding rate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is bringing to life a new interest rate benchmark next week to accommodate the strong growth in the domestic repo market, alongside the continuous reliance on existing rates for funding, lending, derivatives ...

Australian Ethical, Bloomberg join ASFA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
Stakeholders in the superannuation industry are becoming increasingly diverse despite continued consolidation among funds, with the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) expanding its membership to include organisations spanning responsible ...

ART leads retirement product race, others wrestle with covenant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... This is according to J.P. Morgan's newly published Future of Superannuation report, which canvassed nine superannuation fund executives and found that ART leads the pack in the take-up of longevity products. Furthermore, ART's account-based pension ...